Police conclude a criminal probe into Transportation Minister Miri Regev, a Likud lawmaker suspected of abusing her ministerial powers to grant favorable treatment to local officials who align with her political interests.
The investigation dealt with “clarifying an alleged suspicion” that Transportation Ministry resources were allocated in a lopsided manner to agencies and individuals who benefited the minister politically, police say.
Detectives in the police’s Lahav 433 major crimes unit have transferred the case’s findings to the State Attorney’s Office for a decision on whether to file charges, but Hebrew media reports that indictments are unlikely.
The so-called “Traffic Light” investigation was launched two years ago, after police raided the Transportation Ministry’s offices in Jerusalem. The offices were searched following a news report about Regev’s alleged conduct, but the minister herself was never summoned for questioning, according to Ynet.
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